Psalm 27:8 My heart says of you, "Seek his face!" Your face, LORD, I will seek.
Read the Bible! Search for God! His Word has power to do big things and the little ones too. And for trouble, take care: do not allow little trouble increase. See the little as little, do not increase its importance.
We must have an attentive heart to hear because the Holy Spirit is all the time by our side, trying to speak to us. We must become sensitive to His voice. The Word of God has the exact revelation for each one of us concerns.
Romans 12:2 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Titus 1:15b-16 ...but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted. They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.
Sometimes, we claim we are God´s children but we act in a different way. We don´t let God work in us. When we claim we know God, we want to keep on learning from Him. We must keep on renewing every Day by the power of His Word. The Word of God changes us.
But why are our minds corrupted? Because we conform with the pattern of the world, and we don´t live according to the way god wants us to live. We can~t think the way people who doesn´t God think.
- Sometimes we do things we should not.
- Sometimes we say things we should not.
1 Corinthians 2:16b But we have the mind of Christ.
How can we have the mind of Christ? Praying, reading the Bible listening to the Holy Spirit...
A few examples of behavior of those who do not conform to the standard of the world:
1 Peter 3:1-4;7 Wives, in the same way be submissive to your husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives, when they see the purity and reverence of your lives. Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight. Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.
Ephesians 4:29-31 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.
1 Corinthians 15:33b Bad company corrupts good character. Pay attention to your work place, school, family members...
The Word of God says: 1 John 2:15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
So if you love Jesus you can´t conform with the pattern of this world.
Colossians 3:3-10 For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these, the wrath of God is coming. You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
Be different!
Do the difference!
(Free summary of Poliana´s preaching on January, 21st)
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